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Remains Found At Florida Reserve Identified As Brian Laundrie, FBI Says Remains Found At Florida Reserve Identified As Brian Laundrie, FBI Says
Remains Found At Florida Reserve Identified As Brian Laundrie, FBI Says The FBI has confirmed that remains found a day ago in a Florida nature reserve are those of Brian Laundrie. The agency tweeted Thursday, Oct. 21: "On October 21, 2021, a comparison of dental records confirmed that the human remains found at the T. Mabry Carlton, Jr. Memorial Reserve and Myakkahatchee Creek Environmental Park are those of Brian Laundrie."  Brian Laundrie’s parents, of North Port, Florida, in Sarasota County, have been informed that the remains belonged to his son, Steven Bertolino, the Laundrie family attorney, told CNN. “Chris and Roberta Laundrie have been informed t…

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'High Probability' Human Remains Found Are Brian Laundrie's, Family Attorney Tells Daily Voice 'High Probability' Human Remains Found Are Brian Laundrie's, Family Attorney Tells Daily Voice
'High Probability' Human Remains Found Are Brian Laundrie's, Family Attorney Tells Daily Voice Updated story: Remains Found At Florida Reserve Identified As Brian Laundrie, FBI Says The attorney for Brain Laundrie's family says there is a high probability the remains found in a Florida nature reserve are those of their son. Steven Bertolino told Daily Voice on Thursday, Oct. 21, that "the probability was high, that it is Brian's remains" found by the FBI. On Wednesday, Oct. 20, law enforcement authorities in Florida, including the FBI and the North Port Police, found a backpack and a notebook they believe belong to Laundrie, age 23, near the suspected remains while they were search…

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Human Remains Found In Area Of Brian Laundrie's Belongings, Police Source Says Human Remains Found In Area Of Brian Laundrie's Belongings, Police Source Says
Human Remains Found In Area Of Brian Laundrie's Belongings, Police Source Says A senior law enforcement official says human remains have been found in the same area where items belonging to Brian Laundrie were found as the FBI calls the medical examiner to the nature reserve in Florida.  According to NBC News, a senior law enforcement official said what appears to be human remains was found on Wednesday, Oct. 20, in Sarasota County at the Carlton Reserve, also known as the Myakkahatchee Creek Environmental Park, where police and the FBI have been searching for five weeks for Laundrie. The remains were reportedly found in an area that was previously underwate…

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Medical Examiner Called To Florida Park At Center Of Search For Fugitive Fiancé Brian Laundrie Medical Examiner Called To Florida Park At Center Of Search For Fugitive Fiancé Brian Laundrie
Medical Examiner Called To Florida Park At Center Of Search For Fugitive Fiancé Brian Laundrie Click here for an updated story: Human Remains Found In Area Of Brian Laundrie's Belongings, Police Source Says Police in Florida have called the medical examiner's office to a nature reserve after finding what they say are items belonging to Brian Laundrie. The Sarasota County Medical Examiner’s Office has been called to the North Port reserve where authorities have been searching for 23-year-old Laundrie, the family attorney Steven Bertolino told CNN. The items were found after Laundrie’s parents went to the Myakkahatchee Creek Environmental Park, to search for their son on Wednesda…

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Parents Of Fugitive Fiancé Are 'Being Tortured In Their Own Home,' Family Attorney Says Parents Of Fugitive Fiancé Are 'Being Tortured In Their Own Home,' Family Attorney Says
Parents Of Fugitive Fiancé Are 'Being Tortured In Their Own Home,' Family Attorney Says Click here for an updated story: Medical Examiner Called To Florida Park At Center Of Search For Fugitive Fiancé Brian Laundrie An attorney for the parents of Brian Laundrie says his parents are being "tortured" by protesters outside their Florida home. Attorney Steven Bertolino told the Insider On Tuesday, Oct. 19 Chris and Roberta Laundrie are "being tortured in their own home by these protesters outside." Brian Laundrie, a 23-year-old Long Island native, the sole person of interest in the disappearance and killing of Gabby Petito, hasn't been seen in more than a month after returning t…

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'I Thought He Was This Weirdo': Ex-Long Island Co-Worker Of Brian Laundrie Says In New Report 'I Thought He Was This Weirdo': Ex-Long Island Co-Worker Of Brian Laundrie Says In New Report
'I Thought He Was This Weirdo': Ex-Long Island Co-Worker Of Brian Laundrie Says In New Report A former co-worker of Brian Laundrie has revealed that the man wanted as a person of interest in connection with the death of Gabby Petito had the personality of a "chameleon" who would sometimes lose his temper. Michael Livingston, age 31, made the comments to Fox News Digital, during a vigil for the late Petito on her native Long Island to raise funds for a new organization to help other families with missing loved ones. "He never came across as the kind of person that would be the killing type," said Livingston, who told Fox News he worked with Laundrie, age 23, in 2017 and 2018 at a la…

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Brian Laundrie Lookalike From NY Says He Was Surrounded By US Marshals On Appalachian Trail Brian Laundrie Lookalike From NY Says He Was Surrounded By US Marshals On Appalachian Trail
Brian Laundrie Lookalike From NY Says He Was Surrounded By US Marshals On Appalachian Trail A New York man was briefly handcuffed by US Marshals after being mistaken for fugitive Brian Laundrie on the Appalachian Trail. Severin Beckwith, of Ithaca, and his girlfriend were napping at a lodge at Fontana Village Resort near the trail recently when their door was busted down by the marshals. The couple, who had been on the trail since late September, took a break for a day at the Lodge and heard knocking at the door.   “Next thing I see is a bunch of guys with riot shields with ‘U.S. Marshals’ written on them,” Beckwith who had guns pointed at his face, told the New Yorker.…

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Fugitive Fiancé's Parents Emerge From House To Remove Sign, Laundry Baskets Left By Protesters Fugitive Fiancé's Parents Emerge From House To Remove Sign, Laundry Baskets Left By Protesters
Fugitive Fiancé's Parents Emerge From House To Remove Sign, Laundry Baskets Left By Protesters Brian Laundrie's parents have removed a sign and laundry baskets left on their Florida property by protesters. Laundrie, age 23, is a person of interest in the homicide of his fiancée, 22-year-old fellow Long Island native Gabby Petito, of Blue Point in Suffolk County. Law enforcement has been searching for him since his parents reported on Friday, Sept. 17, that they hadn't seen their son in days. According to a report from The Sun on Saturday, Oct. 16, Laundrie's father, Chris, removed a sign that someone left that read "What if it was Cassie?" -- a reference to his daughter. Days earli…

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Laundrie Attorney Lashes Out At Dog The Bounty Hunter, John Walsh After Comments About Family Laundrie Attorney Lashes Out At Dog The Bounty Hunter, John Walsh After Comments About Family
Laundrie Attorney Lashes Out At Dog The Bounty Hunter, John Walsh After Comments About Family The attorney for Brian Laundrie, the fugitive fiancé of the late Gabby Petito, aimed his anger at "America's Most Wanted," creator John Walsh after he aired a special on the case and pointed the finger at his client as well as Dog The Bounty Hunter. The show, which aired Wednesday, Oct. 13, "Gabby Petito: ID Special Report" suggested the missing 22-year-old Laundrie of North Port, Florida in Sarasota County, may have taken advantage of the immigration confusions at the southern border to cross into Mexico. Former host of America's Most Wanted John Walshdbking - originally posted to Flic…

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'Turn Yourself In': Dog The Bounty Hunter Tells Brian Laundrie After Autopsy Results 'Turn Yourself In': Dog The Bounty Hunter Tells Brian Laundrie After Autopsy Results
'Turn Yourself In': Dog The Bounty Hunter Tells Brian Laundrie After Autopsy Results Duane “Dog the Bounty Hunter” Chapman has called for Brian Laundrie to turn himself in after the cause of death of Laundrie's fiancée, Gabby Petito, was announced. Law enforcement has been searching for the 23-year-old since his parents reported him missing on Friday, Sept. 17, six days after Petito's disappearance was reported to police by her parents. Laundrie is a person of interest in Petito’s homicide. The 22-year-old woman, who was from Blue Point in Suffolk County, went missing while traveling across the country in her van with Laundrie.  Her remains were found on Sunday, Sept.…

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Gabby Petito Was In Tears, Laundrie 'Visibly Angry' The Last Time She Was Seen In Public Gabby Petito Was In Tears, Laundrie 'Visibly Angry' The Last Time She Was Seen In Public
Gabby Petito Was In Tears, Laundrie 'Visibly Angry' The Last Time She Was Seen In Public The last time Gabby Petito was seen in public before her disappearance she was in tears and very distraught as her boyfriend, Brian Laundrie yelled at the staff of a restaurant in Jackson, Wyoming, according to eyewitness accounts. Petito, of Blue Point, in Suffolk County on Long Island, was found dead weeks later, strangled to death among the rocks of the Spread Creek Dispersed Campground in Teton County in Wyoming. Related Story: 'Garbage': Gabby Petito's Mother Outraged By Laundrie Family Statement On Cause Of Death The incident at the Merry Piglets Tex-Mex restaurant was described by …

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'Garbage': Gabby Petito's Mother Outraged By Laundrie Family Statement On Cause Of Death 'Garbage': Gabby Petito's Mother Outraged By Laundrie Family Statement On Cause Of Death
'Garbage': Gabby Petito's Mother Outraged By Laundrie Family Statement On Cause Of Death Nicole Schmidt, the mother of Gabby Petito, was outraged over a comment by the family of Petito's missing boyfriend made just minutes after a coroner released the cause of her daughter's death  Laundrie family attorney Steve Bertolino issued the statement calling Petito’s death a tragedy but quickly added that Brian Laundrie, was only a person of interest in her death.  See Related Story: Laundrie Family Reacts To Cause Of Death Ruling, Says Credit Cards He Used Belonged To Petito “While Brian Laundrie is currently charged with the unauthorized use of a debit card belonging …

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